Jessica mastering the use of chopsticks while eating strawberries - She also tried the Korean rice cakes, see the pink flower on her plate, and Bulgogi.
The Korean holiday of Ch'usok is this weekend. We plan to stay on Post most of the time - we'll finish hanging pitures, watch movies, and have friends over for dinner. Jessica's class celebrated Ch'usok on Wednesday this week. Many of the children were wearing Hanboks, the traditional Korean dress for Ch'usok. Carson's class celebration was on Friday. I couldn't attend because Jessica was home from school. Sorry, Carsy, no pictures from your party. PBS had the following information on Ch'usok. "Perhaps the greatest Korean holiday is Ch'usok, or Harvest Moon Festival, which is held on the 15th day of the Eighth Moon according to the lunar calendar. That is usually in September or October and is marked by the rising of a full "Harvest Moon." Ch'usok is usually described as a kind of Thanksgiving for a good harvest, but it is really an ancient holiday dedicated to the ancestors. Families gather from all over the country and from overseas for the great holiday. Visitors to Korea are always warned to stay where they are at Ch'usok time because almost everyone is on the road going back to their ancestral homes: journeys that by car would normally take two hours might take fifteen!"
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